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Sweden’s new Social Democrat Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist —
who took office just a fortnight ago — refused to comment
on the military operation but told the daily Svenska Dagbladet
that his government would be more open about military
incursions in the Baltic than its centre-right predecessor.

“What’s been happening in the Baltic Sea, including airspace
incursions, shows that we have a new, changed situation,”
he told the newspaper.

“Russia has made enormous military investments… with
their increased strength they are training more, and that
influences the security environment